- What are the parts of a nephron? - Answers
The parts of the nephron are the renal artery, renal vein, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, bowman's capsule, proximal tubules, distal tubules, loop of henle, renal pelvis, cortex, medulla
- What parts of the nephron is found in the renal medulla?
The renal medulla is split up into a number of sections, known as the renal pyramids The two main parts of a nephron are the renal tubule and the renal corpuscle
- What is the terminal part of the nephron? - Answers
The cup-shaped part of the nephron is called the renal (or Bowman's) capsule It is located at the beginning of the nephron and surrounds the glomerulus, which is a network of capillaries
- What is the path filtrate as it passes through the nephron?
This is the pathway of filtration, which takes place in the nephron:1-Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule: Filtration of water and dissolved solutes occurs as the blood is forced through the walls of
- Why Is selectivity needed for filtration? - Answers
This initial filtrate is then processed through reabsorption and secretion in different parts of the nephron to form urine
- Why do the cells lining some parts of the nephron contain many . . .
The cells lining the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron have many mitochondria because they need a lot of energy to actively transport substances like ions and molecules
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